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Idioms and adages

Quiz by Iteoluwakishi Babalola

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  • Q1
    What does the idiom 'burn the midnight oil' mean?
    To work late into the night
    To light a fire at night
    To exercise at midnight
    To sleep early
    30s
  • Q2
    What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?
    To be very expensive
    To cost only a small amount
    To give up something valuable
    To have enough money to buy two things
    30s
  • Q3
    What does the idiom 'butter someone up' mean?
    To help someone with homework
    To flatter or praise someone insincerely
    To cover someone in butter
    To give someone a cooking lesson
    30s
  • Q4
    What does the adage 'practice makes perfect' mean?
    Perfection comes without effort
    Perfection is unattainable
    No one is perfect
    Repeating an activity will help you improve at it
    30s
  • Q5
    What does the idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?
    To play with a cat
    To keep a secret
    To reveal a secret
    To release a cat from a bag
    30s
  • Q6
    What does the idiom 'hit the nail on the head' mean?
    To describe someone who is exactly right
    To hit someone with a nail
    To miss the nail completely
    To break a nail
    30s
  • Q7
    What does the adage 'Actions speak louder than words' mean?
    What you do is more important than what you say
    Words are more powerful than actions
    Actions should be silent
    It's better to talk than to act
    30s
  • Q8
    What does the idiom 'piece of cake' mean?
    A delicious dessert
    A difficult task
    A type of puzzle
    Something very easy
    30s
  • Q9
    What does the idiom 'break the ice' mean?
    To initiate conversation or friendship
    To fix a broken object
    To jump over ice
    To melt ice
    30s
  • Q10
    What does the idiom 'raining cats and dogs' mean?
    Cats are falling from the sky
    It's raining heavily
    It's a sunny day
    People are running outside
    30s
  • Q11
    What does the saying 'burning the midnight oil' mean?
    Lighting a fire in the morning
    Working late into the night
    Taking a break from work
    Going to bed early
    30s
  • Q12
    What does the idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?
    To adopt a cat as a pet
    To buy a bag of cat food
    To keep a secret safe
    To reveal a secret
    30s
  • Q13
    What does the idiom 'bite the bullet' mean?
    To avoid facing challenges
    To have a tasty meal
    To endure a painful or difficult situation
    To play with a bullet
    30s
  • Q14
    What does the saying 'hit the nail on the head' mean?
    To describe something exactly or accurately
    To avoid difficult situations
    To hit a nail with a hammer
    To miss the target completely
    30s
  • Q15
    What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?
    To be very cheap
    To be free of charge
    To be just the right price
    To be very expensive
    30s

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